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Coffee chain hosting annual food drive to raise funds for St. Mary’s Food Bank
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A coffee shop with locations around the Valley is doing Something Good to help fill pantries at local food banks. Now, you can be part of the fundraiser! The Human Bean will be hosting its 12th annual food drive at locations...

Mourners Gather For Funeral Of Ukrainian Reporter Who Died In Russian Captivity
Dozens of mourners packed into a cathedral in central Kyiv on Friday to pay their respects to an independent journalist, Victoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity last year, aged 27. Her body, which Russia returned in February, remained in...

Stateside Closes, Tomo's Future Sibling Goes Underground, and More Food News
Hungry for news? Welcome to our Friday Feed, where we run through all the local food and restaurant news this week—and maybe help you figure out where to eat this weekend. Stateside's pork ribs crusted with a blend of cumin and Hunan chilies. On...

Fast-food menus are getting mighty spicy
Dynamite Sweet & Sour Chicken is the hottest dish ever to hit the menu at Panda Express. | Photo courtesy of Panda Express. The summer of ’25 may go down as the hottest ever, and we’re not just talking about the temperatures outside. Several...

129 arrests made in July during police’s drink and drug driving campaign
North Yorkshire Police made 129 arrests in July as part of their summer drink and drug driving campaign, including one driver who was found to be over four times the legal alcohol limit. The campaign, launched on 1 July, urges people to think...

Lenovo’s AI Edge: How ‘Eating your Own Dog Food’ Creates a Competitive Advantage
In the corporate world, there’s a common mantra: “eat your own dog food.” It means that a company should use the products it creates and sells. While many pay lip service to this idea, few embody it as thoroughly as Lenovo, especially in the...

Health risks of ultraprocessed foods: What a new report reveals
One day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing just how prevalent ultraprocessed foods are in the U.S. diet, the American Heart Association published a report linking these foods to poor health. The report, made...

Shobhaa De | Mumbai’s Pigeon Politics: Will CM or Shinde Win?
Talk about the theatre of the absurd! Didn’t imagine it would come to this -- a political game of one-upmanship triggered by kabootars! Yes, Mumbai’s well-fed pigeons are at the centre of a mini-storm that pitches chief minister Devendra Fadnavis...

Report: Netanyahu, Trump call devolves into shouting over purported Gaza hunger crisis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump held a heated phone call in late July over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, which devolved into shouting, NBC News reported Friday, citing current and former American officials...

Boy ‘forced to drink alcohol’; police launch probe
The Kochi City police have launched an investigation into an incident in which a 14-year-old boy alleged that his grandmother’s friend had forced him to drink alcohol and smoke ganja. The Ernakulam North police registered the case on the direction...

Handle with care: unboxing the PPWR - opportunities and threats for the food industry
In this article Michael Nieuwesteeg, Helen Crowe and Serra Anker from NVC take a look at the upcoming legal requirements, standards and legislation for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and examine the opportunities and threats...

The depraved success of Hamas propaganda
There is no mass starvation in Gaza, deliberate or otherwise. There’s no genocide. There’s no ethnic cleansing. There is a war.Civilians suffer during wartime. Somewhere around 40 million noncombatants died during World War II. Around 2 million...

URC brands rank high in consumer report
- Advertisement - FIVE flagship brands from Universal Robina Corp. (URC) were among the most-chosen consumer products by Filipino households, according to a recent report. The 2025 Brand Footprint Report by global consulting firm Worldpanel by...

Red Cross unveils second phase of food intervention in Lagos community
The Nigerian Red Cross Society, with support from the British Red Cross Disaster Management team in Lagos, has rolled out the second phase of its Food Security and Livelihood Intervention in Agboyi community, Agboyi/Ketu LCDA, Lagos State,...
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[Latest] Saudi Arabia B2B Catering Services Market Set To Surpass US$ 4,717.6 Million By 2033 Astute Analytica
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Fueled by Vision 2030's giga-projects, the Saudi B2B catering market is experiencing historic growth. Long-term contracts are now standard, supporting immense workforces in the booming construction, industrial, and...
Asia-Pacific digital payments market 2025 report available
Friday, August 08, 2025 — 16:31:11 (UTC) Aug 8, 2025 11:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time Asia-Pacific Digital Payments 2025: Payment Methods, Trends, & Consumer Shifts - Mobile Wallets to Surpass Cards by 2027 While AI and Regulation Drive Payment...

MNST Earnings: A snapshot of Monster Beverage’s Q2 2025 report
Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ: MNST) on Friday announced earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, reporting an increase in sales and adjusted profit. Second-quarter net sales increased 11% percent to $2.11 billion from $1.90 billion...

16,000 civilians in dire need of food, shelter in Kajo-Keji County
Civilians who fled July 28 clashes between SSPDF and UPDF JUBA – At least 16,038 civilians displaced from Kajo-Keji County of South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State following the July 28 attack by Ugandan troops are in dire need of humanitarian...

Six York County Restaurants Receive B Ratings in July Food Inspections
YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Agriculture conducted 201 restaurant inspections across York County during July 2025. While most establishments received an “A” rating, six restaurants were issued a “B” following routine or...

Catching up with Mass. native Will Reeve, who just reported from the Charles for a segment on 'Good Morning America'
Media Will Reeve reporting from the Harry Parker Boathouse in Brighton as part of the "50 States in 50 Weeks: America the Beautiful" series for “Good Morning America." ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua By Kristi Palma August 8, 2025 | 1:42 PM 6 minutes to...